California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Hedgecock, 214 Cal.App.3d 1082, 247 Cal.Rptr. 404 (Cal. App. 1988):
Here, the jury was properly instructed Hedgecock could not be found guilty of perjury if he honestly and in good faith believed the statements he was signing were accurate. Nonetheless, a defendant is entitled to request "pinpoint" instructions which "direct attention to evidence or amplify legal principles from which the jury may conclude that his guilt has not been established beyond a reasonable doubt." (People v. Thompkins (1987) 195 Cal.App.3d 244, 257, 240 Cal.Rptr. 516.)
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